Bluefin driftfish
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| Bluefin driftfish | |
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| File:Psenes pellucidus (Bluefin driftfish).gif | |
| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Nomeidae |
| Genus: | Psenes |
| Species: | P. pellucidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Psenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880
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Psenes pellucidus, the bluefin driftfish, is a species of driftfish native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans where it is found in deep waters to a depth of 1000 m. ). It is also present in low abundance since the mid-20th century in the western Mediterranean Sea which it most likely entered via the Strait of Gibraltar.[2] It can reach a length of 80 cm TL.[3]
References
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- ^ Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Psenes pellucidus). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Psenes_pellucidus.pdf
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